Metro says over 91 000 street lights have been fixed, with more repairs planned
The city plans to fix even more street lights to improve safety and visibility at night through its public illumination programme.
The metro has vowed to intensify its public illumination programme, stating that thousands more streetlights will be repaired in the coming weeks to improve visibility and safety across the metro.
This comes after it announced that it had already repaired over 91 500 streetlights across its seven regions, despite ongoing challenges of theft and vandalism.
“While we are encouraged by the progress made so far, we are not stopping here. Our teams are working daily to ensure that more streetlights are fixed, because well-lit streets mean safer communities and thriving businesses,” said Mayor Nasiphi Moya.
The city revealed the figures during its weekly service delivery war room, where teams monitor progress in addressing backlogs caused mainly by theft and vandalism.
Moya said many of the streetlights across Tshwane are vandalised or stolen, which worsens the service delivery challenges the metro faces.
“However, we have made it a priority to ensure that our public areas remain visible at night to improve safety and support local businesses.”
She said in the most recent reporting week, Tshwane’s Electricity and Energy Department (EED) repaired streetlights in the following regions (total working streetlights shown after the repairs):
– North-western region: 160 (15 209)
– Northern region: 69 (7 490)
– Central and western region: 989 (22 270)
– Southern region: 394 (18 070)
– Far eastern region: 147 (10 316)
– Eastern region: 277 (10 505)
– Bronkhorstspruit region: 108 (7 721).
Moya said the city has also invested in repairing high-mast lights, which brighten large public areas such as parks and open spaces.
“To date, 940 high-mast lights have been fixed, while 540 are still awaiting repairs,” she explained.
“This is about more than just lights; it is about restoring dignity, improving safety, and giving communities the confidence that their city is working for them,” Moya added.
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